Tough filly Rare Occurrence confirmed her rating as a Doomben specialist when she upset older horses in the Swire Shipping Plate on Saturday.

Big Richie Callander was on fire yesterday with both his best bets winning as well as  a $10 winner. Three of his second selections also got home.

Salsonic’s outside barrier for the Inglis Guineas at Scone has taken a little of the gloss off a confidence-boosting third in the Hawkesbury Guineas.
 

Former champion jockey Darren Beadman has celebrated his first stakes winner as a trainer, with Godolphin’s Duca Valentinois storming home to take out the Listed Scone Cup.
 

It isn’t often trainers have two thirds of their two-year-old team in a stakes race.

Trainer Robbie Griffiths is itching to get Charlton out to a staying trip and is disappointed the colt has missed a start in the South Australian Derby.
 

Luke missed by a nose with last weekend selection but believes he will be back on track with this weekends preivew.

Chris Waller has turned to an equestrian discipline in a bid to help Counterattack add a Group One success to his record.
 

Seven years after Rebel Raider won the South Australian Derby, his trainer is looking to repeat the feat with one of his sons.

Connections of Grey Street have chosen to send her back to the scene of her most recent win rather than aim at a stakes race in Adelaide.

Adrian Bott believes Sweet Redemption is now better placed to make an impact in Queensland after plans to campaign her in Brisbane over summer were put on ice.
 

Jockey Michael Cahill believes Morendi has already shown he is more than a one-track wonder and can win his first stakes race when he runs at Doomben.

Melbourne racegoers will see promising three-year-old Mongolian Wolf for the first time at Caulfield after the Queensland Derby co-favourite was unable to get a flight north for a lead-up to the Brisbane classic.

Darren Beadman gets a chance for his first Queensland stakes winner as a trainer with Morton’s Fork at Doomben.
 

 The performances of two Richard Laming-trained horses at Caulfield will determine whether they earn their way to Queensland for feature races.
 

Fell Swoop has returned $1.6 million on his $45,000 sale price but still needs a Group One win to round out his resume.
 

Sky Racing and Racing Queensland will launch live digital coverage of the Group One race days during the Brisbane carnival starting with the Doomben 10,000.
 

Promising three-year-old stayer Mongolian Wolf has been scratched from the Rough Habit Plate at Doomben because of transport problems but is still expected contest the Queensland Derby.

Big Richie Callander’s best bets along with selections in every race at Scone today.

 Injured apprentice rider Melanie Bolwell has been cleared to fly home to Sydney from the Gold Coast.
 

South Australian Derby ambitions have not eventuated for Fontein Lad with the gelding instead remaining in Victoria to chase a city win at Caulfield.

Buoyed by training his first winners for Godolphin at a midweek meeting in Sydney, Darren Beadman is now eyeing his first Group level success at Scone.

Trainer Chris Munce will rely on Ours To Keep to continue his run of stakes winning success after deciding to keep Saint Patricks Day for another day.

After winning Adelaide’s first $1 million race, Melbourne trainer Mick Price has one of the leading chances for another Group One race at Morphettville.
 

The money trail was right with punters cheering this Mt Gambier shortener home

Group One-winning jockey Katelyn Mallyon has been suspended for 17 days over her handling of a horse in a staying race at Moonee Valley.

The recent performances of Magnapal look disappointing on paper but co-trainer Terry O’Sullivan is expecting an improved showing at Caulfield.

Jockey Larry Cassidy will feel nostalgic when he dons the colours for Doomben 10,000 hopeful Japonisme.
 

Things are falling into place for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden as they begin what could be a record-breaking winter carnival with Russian Revolution and Redzel in the Group One Doomben 10,000 on Saturday.

The Doomben track is expected to recover from overnight rain to be in the soft range for the first Group One meeting of the Brisbane carnival.